Something I've been toying with for a while is trying to reframe the nature of the Hellenistic gods to make their portfolios make a bit more sense.
For example, Dionysius is not just the God of Wine, but the god of Altered States: alcohol, yes, but also drugs, wild revels, acting, madness
sort of hard to convey the sheer joy, scale and absurdity of it but Budapest's streets are currently so full, past midnight on a Sunday, that it feels like I'm personally walking back to my room, accompanied by my eight to twelve thousand best friends
I hope @tkingfisher.com sees this!
You don’t need an excuse! Children’s books are great! Why should we deny ourselves an entire category of delight because of our age? I’m a librarian, and I say children’s books are for everyone.
My eight year old really likes that there is a nice troll named Frogsnoggler, but I guess we’ll wait a few years before we hand the book over to him. We did read him Castle Hangnail, and it was a hit. Especially the moles.
I’m reading “Nine Goblins” by @tkingfisher.com and had been wondering what made it an adult book, as compared to “Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking” for instance. Anyhow, I just reached the horrifying part.
This is the reason to have children.
there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for
Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!
Maybe that would do the trick?
I went in and turned off the “Smart” features in gmail recently. I couldn’t take the offers to summarize emails anymore.
Dig it
Aunties are so important.
Maybe we should stick to a message this simple.
They did have good chai! Perfect for a foggy coastside night.
Also, it was walking distance from our house and they learned our kids’ names and would give them free dessert.
There used to be an Indian place in Half Moon Bay, CA, called ARK. The name was made from the first initials of the owners’ children. They were the nicest people and their food was my primary craving with my first pregnancy. Baby wanted Spinach Saag, samosas, and a mango lassi.
There's a reason why Fred Rogers used the word "neighbor." The older I get, the more powerful I realize "being a good neighbor" is... and I'm not talking about some damn State Farm.
Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
My 8-yr-old is running a “Fun Club” camp for his stuffed animals, and it is the sweetest thing.
That one in the middle is especially nice.
Not now, 68-million-year-old egg!
cartoon: 3 panel cartoon. panel 1: close up of wizard hands holding a book. SFX BOOM jingle jingle jingle That's the jingle bell! panel 2: hobbit and wizard looking panicked SFX BOOM jingle jingle jingle That's the jingle bell! panel 3: The Fellowship faces a large demon creature which is dressed in a Santa outfit That's the Jingle Balrog!
Cartoon: Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle balrog!
That reads more aggressively than I meant it. To clarify: I work at the library. I know it takes time. I’m just excited.
Okay, library. Time to get your copies ready! I’ve had a hold on it for weeks.
I usually avoid watching videos of him or listening to him if I can help it. I know he is rude all the time, but the way he just casually insults the reporters is really shocking.
EANABs: Equally Appealing Non-Alcoholic Beverages
I’m at the other end of the state, just popping in to wish Amtrak ran through Ashland instead of Klamath Falls. Or even that it passed through Klamath at a remotely reasonable time of day.
